Applications for Social Security Disability and Unemployment

There is an article appearing in the Chattanooga Times Free Press that discusses a correlation between increasing numbers of social security disability claims and higher unemployment statistics. It's not surprising that this would be the case. Individuals who represent disability applicants in areas subject to work closures and layoffs can easily attest to this phenomenon. As the article states,

Social Security Disability Must be for a Severe Condition

Many, if not most, individuals who consider filing for Social Security Disability (SSD) or SSI probably wonder at first if their physical or mental condition is severe enough to qualify them for benefits. Social Security, in an attempt to avoid subjective disability standards and to inject some uniformity in disability decision-making across the 50 states, has formed its own definition of

The Social Security Disability Determination

Social Security Disability (SSD) is awarded to individuals who file disability applications who can prove A) they have a severe, ongoing medical condition, and B) this this condition prevents them from being able to earn a living, either at a job they've done in the past, or at some form of other work for which they might possibly be suited based on their age, education, skills, and functional